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Prohibition Gangsters: The Rise and Fall of a Bad Generation
Marc Mappen
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Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Master story teller Marc Mappen applies a generational perspective to the gangsters of the Prohibition era—men born in the quarter century span from 1880 to 1905—who came to power with the Eighteenth Amendment.
On January 16, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution went into effect in the United States, “outlawing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.” A group of young criminals from immigrant backgrounds in cities around the nation stepped forward to disobey the law of the land in order to provide alcohol to thirsty Americans.
Today the names of these young men—Al Capone, ... Read more
Master story teller Marc Mappen applies a generational perspective to the gangsters of the Prohibition era—men born in the quarter century span from 1880 to 1905—who came to power with the Eighteenth Amendment.
On January 16, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution went into effect in the United States, “outlawing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.” A group of young criminals from immigrant backgrounds in cities around the nation stepped forward to disobey the law of the land in order to provide alcohol to thirsty Americans.
Today the names of these young men—Al Capone, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Number of pages
266
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
527g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813561158
SKU
V9780813561158
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About Marc Mappen
MARC MAPPEN, PhD, teaches at Rutgers University. He is the coeditor of the award-winning Encyclopedia of New Jersey and author of Jerseyana: The Underside of New Jersey History (both Rutgers University Press). He has written articles for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Rutgers Magazine, and other publications and has appeared on the History Channel and National Public ... Read more
Reviews for Prohibition Gangsters: The Rise and Fall of a Bad Generation
"Marc Mappen proves an adept storyteller as he takes readers beyond 'Boardwalk Empire.' Mappen spins some good yarns about the gangsters, dominated by New Yorkers, whose rise was triggered by the 18th Amendment, which took effect in 1920, and who proved that, at times, crime not only pays, but pays very well."
Sam Roberts
New York Times
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Sam Roberts
New York Times
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